Our Attorneys

• Practice focus on the overall strategy for skills-based immigration, as well as managing the firm’s general immigration practice
• J.D. Summa Cum Laude Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, 1985, B.S Engineering with highest distinction, 1971, and Masters in Engineering, 1974
• Frequent commentator on immigration law, including public policy panels, business institute workshops, seminars, T.V. interviews and various events related to immigration law
• Former Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Michigan State University College of Law
• AV rating by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, listed in Marquis Who’s Who in American Law, and listed in Super Lawyer and dbusiness magazines as Super Lawyer and Top Lawyer

• Senior Partner with over 20 years representing clients in all types of immigration matters
• Practice focus on immigration solutions for all types of international business, including multinational corporations, startups, international investments, and various other arrangements
• J.D. Pittsburgh Law School, 1997, and B.S. in Political Science, University of Michigan, 1993
• Provides assistance on non-immigrant visa types, such as B-1 (Business Visitor), E-1 (Treaty Trader), E-2 (Treaty Investor), E-3 (Australian Professional), L-1A/B (Intracompany Management or Executive Transferee), O-1 (Extraordinary Ability), TN (Canadian or Mexican Professional) (USMCA) NAFTA, H-1B (Professional), and H-2B (Temporary Skilled/Unskilled Workers), in addition to various other employment visa types and non-standard employment and presence visas, such as J (Trainee), F (Student), B-2 (Visitor for Pleasure), K-1 (Fiancé), P (Entertainment Groups), R (Religious Worker), S, U, and T (Law Enforcement Assistance) visas
• Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating – the highest rating bestowed by the organization, signifying the highest ethical and practice standards

• Practice focuses on business immigration matters
• J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, 2000
• Bachelor’s Degree, University of Nebraska at Omaha in International Studies with an area of specialization in Central and South America, 1995
• Member American Immigration Lawyers Association, and Michigan and Federal bars
• U.S. Army (Reserve). Military Police Officer Southwest Asia.  Operation Desert Shield/Storm

• Experienced in family, humanitarian, and business immigration law matters
• J.D. Cum Laude, University of Michigan Law School, 2012
• B.A. in history with a minor in economics, University of Michigan, 2009
• Member of the Michigan and Federal Bars and American Immigration Lawyer Association
• Experience working with victims of human trafficking at the University of Michigan Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic and with immigrant victims of domestic violence and other crimes as Legal Fellow at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.

• Practice focus on all areas of business and skills-based immigration
• J.D. Cum Laude, University of Michigan Law School, 2014
• B.A. Summa Cum Laude in History and Japanese Studies, Hope College, 2007
• Member of the Michigan Bar
• Prior work concerning major corporate matters at leading Japanese firms Nishimura & Asahi and Oh-Ebashi
• Speaks conversational Japanese.

• Experience with all areas of business immigration matters including L-1A and L-1B visas, E-1 and E-2 visas, H-1B and H-2B visas, and TNs
• Experience with family immigration matters including naturalization, I-130 immigrant petitions for family members, Adjustment of Status, and hardship waivers
• J.D. Magna Cum Laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 2014, Order of the Coif
• M.A. Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 2010
• B.A. (Hons) 1st Class, University of Leeds, 2007
• Member of the Minnesota Bar and Federal Bar, District of Minnesota
• Speaks Spanish.

• Practice focus on business immigration matters
• J.D. Cum Laude, Wayne State University Law School, 2015
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, University of Michigan, 2007
• Member of the Michigan Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Speaks conversational Korean.

• Focus on business immigration matters
• J.D. George Washington University Law School, 2019, Thurgood Marshall Scholar
• B.A. Summa Cum Laude in International Studies, American University’s School of International Service, 2016
• GW Law Silver Pro Bono Recognition
• Member of the District of Columbia Bar
• Fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

• J.D. Cum Laude Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, 1986
• B.S. with Honors at Michigan State University, MSN at Wayne State University
• Best Lawyers in America: Immigration since 2006 (Named “Lawyer of the Year” in 2014, 2017 and 2020), Michigan Super Lawyers since 2006, and Leading Lawyers for Immigration Law: Employment since 2014
• Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer of the Michigan Chapter and Past Chairperson of the U.S. Custom and Border Protection Liaison Committee and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Liaison Committee)
• Top Lawyers in dbusiness, Crain’s Detroit Business and The New York Times.

• J.D., The University of California, Davis, 2020
• B.A. in International Studies and Advertising and Public Relations, Loyola University Chicago, 2013
• Fluent in Spanish
• Member of the California Bar
• Focus on family and humanitarian immigration matters

• J.D., Cum Laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2007
• B.A. in Sociology and Spanish, Magna Cum Laude, Saint Louis University, 2000
• Member of the Michigan Bar
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Focus on employment immigration matters
• Speaks basic Spanish

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1999
• B.A. with Honors, Duke University, 1994
• Nearly 20 years of experience representing both individual and corporate clients in immigration matters
• Advises major international corporations regarding U.S. federal immigration law, visa applications, and nonimmigrant work classification issues
• Researches and provides legal opinions to clients on various aspects of federal U.S. immigration law, including interrelationships with employment law issues
• Prepares and submits detailed petitions to the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) for various nonimmigrant work classifications, including H-1B specialty occupation, L-1 intracompany transferees, E-2 treaty investors, O-1 extraordinary ability, and TN professionals under the NAFTA treaty
• Oversees and manages visa applications to the U.S. Department of State for various nonimmigrant visa types, including B-1 Business Visitors and Canadian citizen processing at the U.S./Canada border
• Handles all aspects of PERM labor certification applications to the U.S. Department of Labor, including complex audit responses
• Prepares all aspects of EB-1 Multinational Manager and National Interest Waiver petitions to the USCIS
• Prepares and oversees all aspects of Green Card applications to the USCIS, both employment and family-based, as well as U.S. Citizenship (Naturalization) applications
• Prepares comprehensive, detailed, and complex responses to Requests for Evidence to the USCIS

• Member of the California State Bar
• Registered with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (India)
• Legum Baccalaureus, Panjab University, 2021
• B.S., Criminal Justice, California State University, 2018
• Fluent in Punjabi and Hindi
• Focus on family, employment and humanitarian immigration matters

In 2015, Ms. Attal received her B.A. in History with Distinction from the University of Michigan. At the University of Michigan, she was an active leader of conversation circles for international students and visiting professors. Her love of spaces of cultural exchange led her to a career in teaching English as a Second Language in Seoul, South Korea.